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Union Waiver Of Nlra Rights: Part 2-- A Fresh Approach To Board Deferral To Arbitration, Michael C. Harper
Union Waiver Of Nlra Rights: Part 2-- A Fresh Approach To Board Deferral To Arbitration, Michael C. Harper
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The author applies the non-waiverprinciple developed in Part I of this article to Board deferral to arbitration. Former Chairman Murphy's concurring opinion in General American Transportation Corp. is evaluated in light of the non- waiver princple. The author analyzes the issues not properly resolved in that opinion, while demonstrating its basic insight.
In Part 1 of this essay, I explored the implications of the Supreme Court's holding in NLRP v. Magnavox Co. that exclusive bargaining agents do not have the authority to waive certain rights protected by section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. Drawing on Magnavox, …
Union Waiver Of Employee Rights Under The National Labor Relations Act, Michael C. Harper
Union Waiver Of Employee Rights Under The National Labor Relations Act, Michael C. Harper
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The author formulates a principle, based on the Supreme Court decision in NLRB v. Magnavox, to distinguish which employee rights protected by section 7 may not be waived by unions in collective bargaining agreements. In this article, the non-waiver principle is applied to the right to strike. In the next issue, Professor Harper will address application of the principle to Board deferral to arbitration, drawing on former Board Chairman Murphy's swing vote opinion in General American Transportation Corp.